RSS
Real Simple Syndication
Integrate the RSS API with the ScrapingBot API
Setup the RSS API trigger to run a workflow which integrates with the ScrapingBot API. Pipedream's integration platform allows you to integrate RSS and ScrapingBot remarkably fast. Free for developers.
Popular Ways to Connect RSS with ScrapingBot#
Popular RSS and ScrapingBot Actions#
Retrieve data from a social media scraping job by responseId. See the documentation
Retrieve multiple RSS feeds and return a merged array of items sorted by date See documentation
Use ScrapingBot API to initiate scraping data from a social media site. See the documentation
Use ScrapingBot API to extract specific data from Google or Bing search results. See the documentation
Use ScrapingBot API to extract specific data from a webpage. See the documentation
Overview of RSS#
The RSS app allows users to automatically fetch and parse updates from web feeds. This functionality is pivotal for staying abreast of content changes or updates from websites, blogs, and news outlets that offer RSS feeds. With Pipedream, you can harness the RSS API to trigger workflows that enable a broad range of automations, like content aggregation, monitoring for specific keywords, notifications, and data synchronization across platforms.
Connect RSS#
module.exports = defineComponent({
props: {
rss: {
type: "app",
app: "rss",
}
},
async run({steps, $}) {
// Retrieve items from a sample feed
const Parser = require('rss-parser');
const parser = new Parser();
const stories = []
// Replace with your feed URL
const url = "https://pipedream.com/community/latest.rss"
const feed = await parser.parseURL(url);
const { title, items } = feed
this.title = title
if (!items.length) {
$end("No new stories")
}
this.items = items
},
})
Overview of ScrapingBot#
ScrapingBot API on Pipedream allows you to scrape websites without getting blocked, fetching crucial information while bypassing common defenses. Whether you're extracting product details, real estate listings, or automating competitor research, this API combined with Pipedream's serverless platform offers you the tools to automate these tasks efficiently. Pipedream's ability to trigger workflows via HTTP requests, schedule them, or react to events, means you can create robust scraping operations that integrate seamlessly with hundreds of other apps.
Connect ScrapingBot#
import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
props: {
scrapingbot: {
type: "app",
app: "scrapingbot",
}
},
async run({steps, $}) {
const data = {
"url": ``,
}
return await axios($, {
method: "post",
url: `http://api.scraping-bot.io/scrape/raw-html`,
headers: {
"Content-Type": `application/json`,
},
auth: {
username: `${this.scrapingbot.$auth.username}`,
password: `${this.scrapingbot.$auth.api_key}`,
},
data,
})
},
})